Not gonna lie, being in LA I haven’t seen too many Marlin or Royal games. This guy can’t hit a lick, but how is he at calling games? He has ok defensive numbers. If he signs for league minimum and calls a good game, I wouldn’t be too upset about it considering what’s out there.

This guy isn’t worth more than a minor league contract and an invite to spring training. Ellis is a better choice to split time with Federowitz, but if they go that way they’ll need to have someone in reserve at Triple-A. Or maybe the Dodgers are trying to avoid having two players named Ellis on the same roster.

Yes, a possible scenario. I’d expect Federowitz to get another good look in Spring Training. The decision whether to keep him on the short roster would probably be made then. Treanor, if he’s signed, I see mainly as insurance against Federowitz not being ready at some point during the season. The issue being, the Dodgers don’t have any other major league ready catchers in the minors.

Matt spent a season with the Tigers on the same type of deal. Unfortunately, he spent almost all of it on the DL. But we got to see him and, by all reports, he calls a very good game and is a smart player, works well with pitchers. That right there is something that isn’t measured in any statistics, but is two thirds of the value in a catcher, much to the chagrin of those who need to statisticize everything. As a starting catcher? Not. He can’t hit a lick.

I totally agree, which probably makes us both old farts. In the (not so) old days, it didn’t much matter if catchers were good batters, any more than it was important if a pitcher could hit. Defensive skills were understood as the main contribution they could make to a team. That’s why I was hoping the Dodgers would hang onto Rod Barajas.

Matt spent a season with the Tigers on the same type of deal. Unfortunately, he spent almost all of it on the DL. But we got to see him and, by all reports, he calls a very good game and is a smart player, works well with pitchers. That right there is something that isn’t measured in any statistics, but is two thirds of the value in a catcher, much to the chagrin of those who need to statisticize everything. As a starting catcher? Not. He can’t hit a lick.